Human Resources Professionals' Perspectives on the Use of a Community of Practice to Improve Employment Practices for Individuals with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Tansey, Timothy; Bezyak, Jill; Kang, Hyun-Ju; Yan, Min-Chi; Chan, Fong
Titel	Human Resources Professionals' Perspectives on the Use of a Community of Practice to Improve Employment Practices for Individuals with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 32 (2020) 1, S.2-13 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tansey, Timothy) ORCID (Kang, Hyun-Ju) ORCID (Yan, Min-Chi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-6653
DOI	10.1891/2168-6653.34.1.2
Schlagwörter	Human Resources; Professional Personnel; Employment Practices; Communities of Practice; Disabilities; Program Improvement; Recruitment; Labor Turnover; Value Judgment; Usability; Barriers; Social Media; Vocational Rehabilitation; Civil Rights Legislation; Federal Legislation; Supported Employment; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Information Dissemination; Technical Assistance; Social Networks; Employer Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Personalbestand; Berufspraxis; Community; Handicap; Behinderung; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Werturteil; Soziale Medien; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht; Bundesrecht; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Informationsverbreitung; Technische Hilfe; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	Background: The hiring of persons with disabilities continues to lag relative to the employment outcomes of persons without disabilities. Objective: The goal of this descriptive study was to examine human resources (HR) professionals' perceived needs and development considerations related to the use of a community of practice (CoP) to improve the hiring and retention of people with disabilities within the context of the technology acceptance model (TAM). Methods: Participants were 190 HR professionals who were recruited through email invitations distributed by HR professional organizations in the Rocky Mountain region. The survey was comprised of items assessing beliefs regarding the usefulness, ease of use, and barriers to engaging in a CoP. Survey data were analyzed using descriptive and t-test analyses. Findings: Findings supported that 43.6% of HR professionals were unfamiliar with the term CoP, while 40.6% were familiar with the term CoP. A series paired-samples t-test revealed that "LinkedIn" was rated as the preferred social media platform. Moreover, resource libraries were identified as the most valuable feature, followed by frequently asked questions and answers, external links, webinar/live chat, continuing education credits, electronic newsletter, just in time information access, and virtual conferences. Conclusions: The findings from this study indicate CoPs could be a viable option as a knowledge translation mechanism and useful in disseminating information and providing a network that allows the exchange of information between practitioners and researchers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01